Band-cutter and feeder



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J. H. SHELDON.

BAND CUTTER AND FEEDER.

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BAND CUTTER AND FEEDER.

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BAND OUTTER AND FEEDER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT QEFIQE.

JAMES HENRY SHELDON, OF \VARR'EN, MINNESOTA.

BAND-CUTTER AND FEEDER.

SPIEGIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,815, dated April 13, 1886.

Application filed August 10, 1885. Serial No. 174,025. (No modeLl To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES HENRY SHEL- DON, of Warren, in the county of Marshallaud State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Band-Cutters and Feeders, of which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of my improved feedingand band-cuttingattachment, showing in dotted lines the position of the thrashingcylinder. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, part being broken away. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section of the same, taken through the line at m, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, taken through theline yy, Fig.1. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical section of the same, taken through the line 2 2, Fig. 4.

The object of this invention is to provide band cutting and feeding attachments for u thrashing-machines, constructed to carry the bundles forward, cut the bands, spread the grain, and feed it evenly to the thrashing-ma chines.

The invention consists in the construct-ion and combination of the various parts of the feeding and band-cutting attachments, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

A represents part of the frame of a thrashing-machine, to the upper forward corners of which are rigidly attached the ends of two horizontal bars, B.

To the outer ends of the bars B are rigidly attached the lower ends of two uprights, C.

From the upper ends of the uprights O are hung, by means of a rod, D, the upper ends of two hangers, E, which are made shorter than the uprights C, as shown in Fig. 5. The uprights O and the hangers E, at their upper ends, are kept in proper relative positions by nuts D, screwed upon the supporting and hinging rod D, upon the outer and inner sides of the said ends. The outer ends of the bars B and the lower ends of the uprights G'are kept in proper relative positions by a rod, :0, and nuts 7, screwed upon the said rod at the opposite sides of the said ends.

To the lower parts of the hangers E are rigidly attached the inner ends of the side bars, F, to the lower edges of which are attached three (more or less) cross-bars, G.

To the upper edges of the cross-bars G is attached the close bottom H of the carrier.

To. the outer part of the sidebars or the bottom of the carrier are hinged the upper ends of legs 20, to support the said outer part when in a working position. \Vith this construction, when the machine is not in use and when passing from place to place, the carrier can be swung over the chute, hereinafter described, into the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, the legs 20 folding down upon the said carrier, as shown. The legs w serve as handles in adjusting the carrier.

To the inner and outer ends of the lower edges of the side bars, F, are attached bearings for the shafts I, to which, at the inner sides of the said side bars, are attached pulleys or rollers J, around which pass endless belts K.

To the endless belts K is attached an endless apron, L, of canvas or other suitable material, to receive the grain-bundles and carry them inward toward the thrashing-machine.

To the endless apron L and the belts K are attached cross-bars M, placed at suitable distances apart, and provided with teeth N, to engage with the bundles of grain and carry them forward with certainty.

To one end of the inner shaft, T, is attached a large gear-Wheel, O, the teeth of which mesh into the teeth of the smaller gear-wheel, P, attached to the-end of the shaft Q. The shaft Q revolves in bearings attached to the side bars, F, and upon it is placed a number of circular cutters, R, which are kept at the proper distance apart by hubs S, attached to them, or by sleeves interposed between them and which are secured to the said shaft by set-screws T, passing through the said hubs and resting against the said shafts Q, or by other suitable means. The hubsSare countersunk to receive the heads of the set-screws T, so that the straw will not be liable to be caught by the said screw-heads and wound around the shaft. \Vith this construction, as

the bundles of grain are being carried inward by the carrier, their bands will be cut and the said bundles will be cut longitudinally into sections or slices.

To the upper sides of the inner parts of the Side bars, F, are attached side boards, U, to prevent the grain from falling off at the sides of the carrier. The grain passes from the inner end of the carrier to the inclined chute interposed between the said carrier and the thrashing-machine, and which is formed ofa bottom,

V, and side boards, XV.

To the upper and lower parts of the lower side of the bottom V are attached cross-bars X, having at their ends projecting rods Y, which slide in bearings Z. The upper bearings Z are attached to the upper side of the outer parts of the bars B, and the lower bearings Z are attached to the thrasher-fra1ne A a little below the said bars B. The rods Y of the lower cross'bars, X, are detachable, and are secured in place in the ends of the said cross; bar by setscrews a, so that the said rods can be readily detached to allow the inner end of the chute to be swung down to give access to the cylinder and concave of the thrasher, the said chute'hanging in a vertical position at the inner end of the carrier.

To the upper side of the chute-bottom V is attached a number of parallel longitudinal ribs, 1), having the upper sides of their upper ends beveled. The ribs 12 are designed to cause the grain stalks to pass down the chute endwise and to assist in spreading the stalks. bars, B, is journaled a shaft, d. To the shaft d are attached hubs 0, having radial lugs or arms, to which are bolted wings, blades, or fans f, to come in contact with the loose grain as it passes down the chute and spread it over the chute-bottom. One journal of the beater-shaft d projects, and to it is attached a pulley, g, which is driven by the contact of a belt, h, with its upper and lower sides. The belt h passes around and receives motion from a pulley, 7;, attached to a journal of the thrasher-oylinder. The belt h also passes around and gives motion to a pulley, j, attached to the projecting journal of the cuttershaft Q, so that the cutters will be driven from the thrashercylinder.

To the horizontal bar B is pivoted a lever, is, to the forward end of which is pivoted a pulley, Z, the face of which rests against the lower strand of the belt h, so that the tension of the said belt can be regulated by operating the said lever. The tension-pulley l is secured in any position into which it may be adjusted by a pin, m, which passes through a hole in the outer arm of the lever k and enters one of a number of holes in the side bar, B.

To the middle part of the lower side of the chute-bottom V are attached supports a, to which is pivoted the inner end of a pitman, 0. The outer end of the pitman o is pivoted to the crank-pin 19, attached to a wheel, q, secured to the lower end of the inclined shaft). The crank-wheel q is designed to be made so heavy as to serve as a balance-wheel to give steadiness of motion to the chute V NV. The shaft 1' revolves in bearings attached to the horizontal bar B and to the upright bar 0.

To bearings 0, attached to the side To the upper end of the shaft 1' is attached a bevel gear-wheel, s, the teeth of'which mesh into theteeth of the bevel gear-wheel t, at-

tached to the inner carrier-shaft, I, sothat the chute V W- will be vibrated from the said carrier-shaft. bration of the chute V W, in connection with With this construction the vi-' the chute-ribs b and the beater d e f, will edge of which projects beyond the lower edge.

of the said chute-bottom, so as to overlap the 7 upper edge of the concave v of the thrasher, and thus prevent any-of the grain from fall! ing to the ground between the lower edge of said chute-bottom and the upper edge of the said concave.

The guard-plateuis hinged at its upper edge to the chute-bottom V, so that it can be readily turned up upon the said bottom to be out of the way when it is desired to allow the lower end of the chute to swing downward. r

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with frame A and bars-B, of the transversely-reciprocating chute V W,-longitudi-. nal ribs b, the projecting rods Y on the under side of the chute, bearings therefor on the frame and bars, the shaft 1-, a wheel, q, secured thereto and provided with a crank-pin, p, the pitman 0, connecting the crank-pin and the chute, and gearing for driving the shaft 1,

substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, in a band-cutter and feeder, with the transversely-reciprocating chute having longitudinal ribs on its bottom and means for operating the said chute, of arotary beater journaled over the chute, substantially as set forth.

3. In a band-cutter and feeder, the combination, with the thrasherframe A, the hori mo; w

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zontal bars B, and the upright barsC, and the bearings 00, of the chute V W, the cross-bars X, projecting fixed and detachable rods Y, the ribs b, attached to the chute-bottom, and the rotary beater d e f, substantially as herein shown and described.

.4. The combination, with the thrashingcyl inder and concave, the frame A, and bars B,"

of the downward-swinging chute having a hinged connection at its upper end with the bars B, and removably connected at its lower end to the frame adjacent to the concave, of i the guard u, overlapping the adjacent edgesof the chute and concave, and constructed to a fold upward, substantially as set forth.

JAMES HENRY SHELDON.

\Vitnesses:

F. M. FLINT, A.. E. FLINT. 

